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President's Message	Opta Minerals’ history of growth and development since 1880, has established a solid foundation for an even stronger future. With an on-going commitment to provide our customers with the best materials available, along with our continuous focus on new and innovative products for the future, Opta Minerals Inc. is setting the industry standard for quality and service excellence ....
About Opta Minerals Inc.	Opta Minerals processes, sells and distributes abrasives and other industrial minerals to the foundry, steel and marine/bridge cleaning industries, sources specialty sands and garnets for the water filtration industry, and recycles inorganic materials under special permits from government authorities at both its Waterdown, Ontario and Norfolk, Virginia sites ....
Company History	Key dates and milestones showing the many stages of Opta Minerals Inc, from moulding sands in 1880 to today’s diverse products and multiple facilities ....
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PRODUCTS	Blast Cleaning Abrasives
Ebonygrit Copperslag	A High Density Blasting Slag Ebonygrit is produced from a by-product of the manufacturing of copper, which is processed into an abrasive by Opta Minerals. Typically it is composed of ferrosilicate (Fayalite, Fe₂SiO₄) material and oxides, formed when the molten slag is quenched in cold water. This cooling process fractures the slag into coarse and angular particles, making it an ideal blasting slag with optimal blasting properties.
Blackblast - Coal Slag	Blackblast, a coal slag, is an aluminum silicate blast cleaning abrasive, made from coal slag from coal fired power plants.
Econoblast	ECONOBLAST is manufactured from a by-product in the production of aluminum. During the melting process, this material converts into a glass-type product which is considered as cullet. ECONOBLAST is an economical, safe and ”silica free” abrasive with similar blasting efficiencies of both Blackblast (coal slag) and Silica Sand. ECONOBLAST is proven to be the most cost effective blasting abrasive for refurbishing auto bodies. In a NIOSH test of 40 abrasives, Econoblast came out as #1 safest blasting abrasive to replace Silica Sand
Glass Beads	Glass Bead blasting can be used on a wide range of materials including metal, glass, plastic and rubber. The smaller the glass spheres, the smoother the surface; larger spheres produce a more textured finish.
Greenblast	Greenblast is crushed glass grit made from 100% recycled glass. It is collected from your curb-side recycle box, crushed, cleaned, sized and packaged to provide the ideal blast media for many applications. Its angular shape allows to cut through rust, paint and oil, and is lightweight enough not to damage the work surface. Greenblast is also non metallic, preventing contamination to surfaces. Finally, even though crushed glass is made of sand, the silica in crushed glass is chemically inert, making it a silica-free abrasive.
Plastic Media	Cleaning with Plastic Media is a fast, Environmentally acceptable and cost effective alternative to traditional chemical and hand stripping. Unlike chemical strippers, plastic media is biodegradable, non-toxic and non-polluting and the process is now accepted as the optimum method of surface preparation for a wide variety of materials and components. Plastic Media is produced from rejected and recycled mouldings. The mouldings are crushed, ground and graded in carefully controlled conditions to produce a blast media which is ideal for cleaning or stripping away paint, dirt and grease, without damaging the substrate.
Chilled Iron Grit	Chilled Iron Grit is produced from carefully selected alloy free iron scrap that is re-carbonized in a hot blast furnace. The shot obtained by this process is then crushed into grit. Chilled Iron Grit is a white iron structure which shatters on impact rather than wearing round. Being harder than steel it has a quicker cleaning action. Chilled Iron Grit is used in compressed-air blasting equipment in both blast rooms with abrasive reclaim systems and in portable pressure blast equipment.
Super Steel Shot & Grit	Steel Abrasives are used to clean a wide variety of surfaces and parts, for example • De-sanding and cleaning Foundry castings • Descaling metal sheet, billets and profiles produced by the steel industry • Surface preparation prior to coating
Corn Cobs	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Walnut Shells	WALNUT SHELL abrasive is a hard and fibrous product made from crushed Walnut Shell in accordance with International Trade Standard and is the most common soft type abrasive. It has excellent durability and is now widely used to blast clean and polish soft metals, glass, fiberglass, wood, plastic and stone. It works as a de-burring and de-flashing product for molding, casting and electrical parts.
Aluminum Oxide	Brown aluminum oxide is fused in an electric arc furnace by high temperature. Its main raw materials are bauxite, anthracite. It’s chemical composition contains far over 90% Al₂O₃. Fused aluminum oxide abrasive grains are made for maximum toughness and hardness to provide superior performance in blasting applications from cleaning and deburring to etching and finishing.

PRODUCTS	Foundry
Foundry Sands	Available sizes and uses: Slica Sands are used for a variety of foundry, steel manufacture, and construction applications. Trade names include Barco 32, 49, 55, 56, 63, 71, 95, 110, 125, and 290 Flour. Appearance: Granular, crushed or ground. White colour.
Temisca Silica	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Silica Flour	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Garnet Abrasives for Water-Filtration	Galaxy Garnet is a naturally hard and HIGH DENSITY filter material used in multi–media water filtration systems. Garnet is recommended as a support bed for other materials such as sand, anthracite etc.
Garnet Abrasives Waterjet Cutting	Garnet is the most popular abrasive used in waterjet cutting and has been proven to be the most effective abrasive in this application. It is capable of cutting an extremely wide range of materials in various hardness and thickness. Galaxy Garnet is carefully screened to appropriate sizes for waterjet cutting. The sharpness and size ranges offer a product to improve your cutting speeds and cutting quality.

PRODUCTS	Steel
	Information on steel products to come.

PRODUCTS	Recycling - The Responsible Alternative
Recycling - The Responsible Alternative	OPTA MINERALS continues to build on a tradition of handling industrial products in a safe and responsible manner. Our company roots can be traced back to the early 1870’s when we were active in the processing and supplying of mineral based products for industrial markets. Our current site has been operational in the recycling materials business since the 1930’s.

PRODUCTS	Construction Products
Barco Silica	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Temisca Silica	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Silica Flour	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Coated Glass Beads for Pavement Markings	This quality of Glass Beads is specially made for use in road marking paints and thermoplastics to provide excellent night reflection. The glass beads are applied as “Intermix” or “Premix” beads. Intermix-Beads are blended into thick viscosity thermoplastic materials, which have heavy application rates. These beads are the same size as drop-on beads.

PRODUCTS	Sand Products
Bunker Sands	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Bentonite Clay	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Water Filtration Media	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Silica and Nonsilica Sands	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664. For tech data sheet click here.
Titanium Dioxide – Anatase Grade	Titanium Dioxide pigment (Ti0₂) is a white powder with high opacity, brilliant whiteness, excellent covering power and resistance to color change. These properties have made it a valuable pigment and opacifier for a broad range of application in paints, plastic goods, inks and paper. The pigment is manufactured by processing naturally occurring Titanium Rutile or Ilmenite Minerals. Anatase is the purer form of titanium dioxide and gives outstanding opacity and colour.
Titanium Dioxide - Rutile Grade	Titanium Dioxide pigment (Ti0₂) is a white powder with high opacity, brilliant whiteness, excellent covering power and resistance to color change. These properties have made it a valuable pigment and opacifier for a broad range of application in paints, plastic goods, inks and paper. The pigment is manufactured by processing naturally occurring Titanium Rutile or Ilmenite minerals. Rutile is an impure form of titanium dioxide whereas Ilmenite contains titanium combined with iron as a compound oxide. We have 4 available Rutile grades, suitable for many applications.
Recycling Services	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.

PRODUCTS	Specialty Minerals
Bunker Sands	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Bentonite Clay	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.
Water Filtration	GALAXY - HIGH DENSITY GARNET for WATER-FILTRATION Galaxy Garnet is a naturally hard and HIGH DENSITY filter material used in multi–media water filtration systems. Garnet is recommended as a support bed for other materials such as sand, anthracite etc.
Water Jet Cutting	ALAXY HARD-ROCK GRANET for WATERJET CUTTING Garnet is the most popular abrasive used in waterjet cutting and has been proven to be the most effective abrasive in this application. It is capable of cutting an extremely wide range of materials in various hardness and thickness. Galaxy Garnet is carefully screened to appropriate sizes for waterjet cutting. The scharpsness and sizes ranges offer a product to improve your cutting speeds and cutting quality.
Silica and Nonsilica Sands	Please call 1-888-689-6661 for information on this product. For tech data sheet click here.
Titanium Dioxide – Anatase Grade	Titanium Dioxide pigment (Ti0₂) is a white powder with high opacity, brilliant whiteness, excellent covering power and resistance to color change. These properties have made it a valuable pigment and opacifier for a broad range of application in paints, plastic goods, inks and paper. The pigment is manufactured by processing naturally occurring Titanium Rutile or Ilmenite Minerals. Anatase is the purer form of titanium dioxide and gives outstanding opacity and colour.
Titanium Dioxide - Rutile Grade	Titanium Dioxide pigment (Ti0₂) is a white powder with high opacity, brilliant whiteness, excellent covering power and resistance to color change. These properties have made it a valuable pigment and opacifier for a broad range of application in paints, plastic goods, inks and paper. The pigment is manufactured by processing naturally occurring Titanium Rutile or Ilmenite minerals. Rutile is an impure form of titanium dioxide whereas Ilmenite contains titanium combined with iron as a compound oxide. We have 4 available Rutile grades, suitable for many applications.
Recycling Services	For more information or to order this product contact us: 1-888-689-6661 or 519-720-9664.

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Qualified Products Listing of Products Qualified under Military Specification MIL-A-22262	All products listed herein have been qualified under the requirements for the product as specified in the latest effective issue of the applicable specification. This list is subject to change without notice; revision or amendment of this list will be issued as necessary. Garnet from International Garnet, Blackblast from VMI.

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